21st Century Industrialists
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
BONUS EPISODE with "Mr Single Market": Enrico Letta
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In April of this year, former Italian Prime Minister and current President of the Jacques Delors Institute, Enrico Letta released his much awaited rep...
Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO of E.ON on advancing Europe's energy transition
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leonhard Birnbaum grew up in the industrial town of Ludwigshafen, Germany surrounded by industry. Later, after studying chemical engineering at univer...
Benoît Potier, Chairman of Air Liquide
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During his engineering studies at Ecole Centrale Paris, Benoît Potier was active in the theatre group, enjoying it to such an extent that he even con...
Leif Johansson, the polymath of Swedish enterprise
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leif Johansson initially wanted to be a rock guitarist. That ambition morphed into wanting to become a professor of physics. But somewhere along the w...
Dr Martin Brudermüller & Dr Lars Frolund on Innovation made in Europe
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As ERT prepares to launch a new publication about innovation, we thought it could be interesting to do an episode where we discuss that very subject...
Hilde Merete Aasheim, President & CEO of Norsk Hydro
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Hilde Aasheim Merete, the President and CEO of Norsk Hydro, the Norwegian aluminium and energy company, with operations worldwide. She ...
Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with someone is leading the transformation of one of the most recognised car companies in the world: Ola Källenius, the CEO ...
Jonathan Symonds, Chairman of GSK
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode, we talk with Sir Jonathan Symonds, the Chairman of GSK. A maven of the bridge between life sciences and finance, he spoke wi...
Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman of L'Oréal
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off Season 2 with Jean-Paul Agon, long-standing Member of ERT and French business leader synonymous with one of France’s best known worldwid...
Thomas Leysen, Chairman of Umicore, Mediahuis & Royal DSM
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Belgian industrialist Thomas Leysen tells us about his upbringing and early interest in business, media and environmental issues. As the chairman of b...
Paulo Azevedo, Chairman of Sonae Group
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paulo Azevedo tells us about growing up in Portugal and England and the various stages of his ascent to the role of Chairman of the Portuguese conglom...
Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alessandro Profumo talks about his teenage passion for basketball, his early start in banking, his time in consulting and more recent move into aviati...
Nancy McKinstry - ERT Vice-Chair and Chair & CEO of Wolters Kluwer
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy McKinstry talks about her childhood in rural Connecticut, her path from consulting into the world of publishing and the strategy she put in plac...
Stefan Oschmann, former-Chairman & CEO of Merck Group
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Stefan Oschmann, former-Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of the global biopharma company Merck Group, before he moved to the n...
Tony Smurfit, CEO of Smurfit Kappa Group
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Smurfit talks about his interest in business from an early age and what it was like growing up in a family synonymous with enterprise. He shares ...
Dr Ilham Kadri, CEO & President of Solvay
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ilham Kadri talks about her humble upbringing in Casablanca, her professional start in industry, some of the roles she took on earlier in her career a...
Carl-Henric Svanberg, ERT Chair & Chairman of Volvo Group
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a very open conversation, Carl-Henric Svanberg talks about his upbringing in Sweden and shares lessons he learned from his experiences at the helm ...
Trailer
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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